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We're in YC Summer 08, and our goal is the model spelled out by DHH in this post...with slightly less arrogance. Wufoo has a somewhat similar model to 37signal
by fallentimes 18y ago
We're in YC Summer 08, and our goal is the model spelled out by DHH in this post...with slightly less arrogance.
Wufoo has a somewhat similar model to 37signals and they're unbelievably profitable.
- Tichy 18y agoWufoo are my heros because to be honest, I would never have thought there would be money in providing web forms. They might be an excellent example for "just don't die"?
- andreyf 18y ago> They might be an excellent example for "just don't die"? Have you used their products or researched the market? This is an excellent example of "do an amazing job, and charge people very little for it". Organizations make a lot more money from building web forms, they just pay it all off to sales staff to sell them.
- Tichy 18y agoI admit I am not a user (yet), and I am not suggesting that they are a struggling company. I just feel that not everybody could have turned the idea into a successful business. It takes surviving long enough to reach the required level of perfection.
- nickb 18y agoHow do you plan on providing an exit to your investors by following the 37sig model?
- fallentimes 18y agowe might not have to have any (other than YC). And I'm not saying we would never sell...it's just not the primary goal. We'll see though...I'm getting ahead of myself.
- steveplace 18y agoIssue dividends or do a stock buyback. Still, you probably could sell your hypothetical company. Could even be easier, since you have actual cash flow to look at.